When explaining J6 and how President Trump asked Pilosi to authorize the national guard to have more protection during the event but she denied it I got hit with a question I thought I knew but when looking it up I was wrong or couldn't defend the argument well.

He asked "Wait, why would Trump need Pilosi to authorize the nation guard? Can't the President authorize the national guard? What does Pilosi have to do with protecting DC?

We looked it up and saw the Insurrection act.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act_of_1807#:~:text=The%20Insurrection%20Act%20of%201807,disorder%2C%20insurrection%2C%20or%20rebellion.

When Googling he also saw many articles refuting the claim that Pilosi was needed and that she denied it. (I know the media lies and big texh censors).

I couldn't find anything to support that argument so I was kind of losing him with the red pill. I told him let me ask some like minded frens to see if I can find the answer. So Im asking my GAW frens if anyone can help me defend the argument that President Trump tried to have more security on J6 but Pilosi denied it. Any help with sources I can share with him is greatly appreciated.